e-Navigation North America
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Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Leaders Introduce Coast Guard & Maritime Transportation Bill
Committee Leaders Introduce Coast Guard & Maritime Transportation Bill February 6, 2014 Committee leaders today introduced bipartisan legislation that authorizes the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) to carry out its vital missions, improves USCG mission effectiveness, helps replace and modernize aging Coast Guard assets in a cost effective manner, enhances oversight, and reduces inefficiencies to save […]
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From the Contra Costa Times: Water taxi may soon ferry workers from Richmond’s Marina Bay to San Francisco
Water taxi may soon ferry workers from Richmond’s Marina Bay to San Francisco By Robert Rogers Contra Costa Times RICHMOND — A private water taxi may soon transport workers from the Marina Bay shoreline to San Francisco daily. Richard Poe, who owns and operates 25 acres of land and about 250,000 square feet of […]
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From the US DOT: Our Nation’s Ports, America’s Opportunity Multipliers
Our nation’s ports, America’s opportunity multipliers Posted by Anthony Foxx “In his State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Obama said that we need to help upgrade America’s transportation system because, “in today’s global economy, first-class jobs gravitate to first-class infrastructure.” It’s no coincidence that the President explicitly included our nation’s ports in the […]
Continue ReadingHarbor Maintenance Trust Fund Status for Fiscal Year 2013
Please click below to view data on the balance and status of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund in 2013. HMTF 2013 status
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Release of PIANC Working Group Report – ‘Harbour Approach Channels Design Guidelines’
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From CMANC, Information on the FY 2014 Omnibus Spending Bill
Thanks to our friends at the California Marine Affairs and Navigation Conference for this great information on the Federal Fiscal Year 2014 Omnibus Bill Construction Report Language FY 2014 Omnibus Continuing Authorities Report Language FY 2014 Omnibus Investigations Report Language FY2014 Omnibus O&M Report Language FY 2014 Omnibus CMANC Recommendations for Project Funding FY […]
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Press Release: Port of Redwood City Reports Increased Shipping Business
Port of Redwood City PRESS RELEASE January 7, 2014 For Immediate Release Contact: Mike Giari, Executive Director 650-306-4150 Port of Redwood City Port of Redwood City Reports Increased Shipping Business Coming off of a strong second quarter for cargo tonnage, the Port of Redwood City’s tonnage for all commodities in the first […]
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From the Bay Area Monitor: Moving Goods to Market – Streamlining a Complex System
From the December/January Issue of the Bay Area Monitor Moving Goods to Market: Streamlining a Complex System Written by Cecily O’Connor “You know that flat-screen TV in your living room? Its arrival was made possible by the San Francisco Bay Area’s goods movement network, which transports a variety of consumer goods via container ship […]
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From the US Coast Guard: Clarification Regarding UV Treatment
Recently the Coast Guard has been responding to rumors that type approval of ballast water management systems (BWMS) that incorporate ultraviolet radiation (UV) as a disinfection process will not be possible under Coast Guard type approval requirements. These rumors are not true. The Coast Guard has made no decision regarding the general acceptability of UV […]
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